Vernalis PLC Regulatory News (VER)

11 Nov 2005 16:01

Vernalis PLC11 November 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Vernalis plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiariesincluding Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL) and Fidelity PensionManagement (FPM) 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Notification indicates that it is in respect of non-beneficial interests. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them JP Morgan, Bournemouth FII 343,184 Morgan Stanley, London FIL 164,366JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 5,891,474Total 6,399,024 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 870,590 8. Percentage of issued class 0.40 percent 9. Class of security Ordinary 5p Shares 10. Date of transaction Not Given 11. Date company informed 11th November 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 6,399,024 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.95 percent (based on issued share capital of 216,798,261) 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JAD Slater, +44 (0)118 977 3133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification JAD Slater, General Counsel and Company Secretary Date of notification 11th November 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange